Report of the Agricultural Research 

 Institute and College, Pusa, 



{Including the Report of the Imperial Cotton Specialist) 



1912-13, 



REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR 



(James Mackenna, M.A., I.C.S.) 



I. — Charge and Staff. 



Charge. — Mr. Bernard Coventry, who was, on the 

 14th June 1912, appointed a Companion of the Most 

 Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, held charge of the 

 office of Agricultural Adviser to the Government of 

 India and Director, Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, 

 up to the 6th March 1913, when he proceeded on ten 

 months' combined leave, and I was appointed to officiate for 

 him. 



Mr. A. C. Dobbs, Assistant to the Agricultural Adviser 

 to the Government of India, returned on the 4th November 

 1912 from the six months' combined leave granted to him. 



Staff. — The Chemical Section remained in charge of 

 Dr. J. Walter Leather, V.D., Ph.D., F.I.C., throughout the 

 year. 



Mr. H. E. Annett, B.Sc, M.S.E.A.C., F.C.S., Super- 

 numerary Agricultural Chemist, continued to officiate as 

 Agricultural Chemist, Punjab, until 13th November 1912, 

 when he proceeded on two months and 15 days' privilege 

 leave combined with study leave for ten months and four 

 days. The study leave was granted to enable him to 



